Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu major festival celebrated on Friday 28 August. Sisters tie a sacred thread to brothers, recalling the bonds of love that protected Sita and Ram across the Ramayan.
Sisters tie a sacred thread to brothers, recalling the bonds of love that protected Sita and Ram across the Ramayan.
Raksha Bandhan falls on Friday 28 August.
Puja Vidhi for this festival 1. Bathe early and wear clean clothes. 2. Purify the puja space by sprinkling Gangajal. 3. Install the image or murti of your ishta devata; offer flowers, akshat, and a lit lamp. 4. Offer incense, naivedya, and arghya (water). 5. Chant the mantra or stotra associated with this festival 108 times. 6. Perform aarti with family and sound the conch. 7. Distribute prasad and offer dana (charity) to those in need. Note: Sisters tie a sacred thread to brothers, recalling the bonds of love that protected Sita and Ram across the Ramayan.
Raksha Bandhan falls on Friday 28 August.
Sisters tie a sacred thread to brothers, recalling the bonds of love that protected Sita and Ram across the Ramayan.
Raksha Bandhan is observed as a major festival — with puja, fasting, mantra-jap and kirtan. The full puja vidhi is on this page below.
Sisters tie a sacred thread to brothers, recalling the bonds of love that protected Sita and Ram across the Ramayan.